Free news server I can access with DSL

[MatFox]

Hello all.

I am on Tiscali's DSL.

I can access Tiscali's news server (27K NGs), news.CIS.DFN.DE (less than
23K NGs, need registration) and news.wooow.it (40K NGs, free but
read-only).

I use MacSoup as preferred NG reader, and it is a single-server app.; I
would like to find a larger news server that contains the majority - if
not all - the NGs that I can only get via the 3 different servers, using
different apps.

So can any of you supply me the name of other free news servers where I
can post, and that contain high numbers of NG?

[Andy Hewitt]

MatFox <MatteoXYZ1963@excite.it> wrote:

> Hello all.
>
> I am on Tiscali's DSL.
>
> I can access Tiscali's news server (27K NGs), news.CIS.DFN.DE (less than
> 23K NGs, need registration) and news.wooow.it (40K NGs, free but
> read-only).
>
> I use MacSoup as preferred NG reader, and it is a single-server app.; I
> would like to find a larger news server that contains the majority - if
> not all - the NGs that I can only get via the 3 different servers, using
> different apps.
>
> So can any of you supply me the name of other free news servers where I
> can post, and that contain high numbers of NG?

Google.

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[MatFox]

Andy Hewitt <hairy.biker@spamcop.net> wrote:

>
> Google.

I don't think it's a news server :-/

[PeterD]

MatFox <MatteoXYZ1963@excite.it> wrote:

> Andy Hewitt <hairy.biker@spamcop.net> wrote:
>

> >
> > Google.

> I don't think it's a news server :-/

Think again.

<[url]http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=comp.sys[/url].
mac.misc&btnG=Google+Search&meta=>

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[Ross Winn]

In article <1fycda3.yv6wed1lu0ohuN%MatteoXYZ1963@excite.it> ,
[email]MatteoXYZ1963@excite.it[/email] (MatFox) wrote:

> Hello all.
>
> I am on Tiscali's DSL.
>
> I can access Tiscali's news server (27K NGs), news.CIS.DFN.DE (less than
> 23K NGs, need registration) and news.wooow.it (40K NGs, free but
> read-only).
>
> I use MacSoup as preferred NG reader, and it is a single-server app.; I
> would like to find a larger news server that contains the majority - if
> not all - the NGs that I can only get via the 3 different servers, using
> different apps.
>
> So can any of you supply me the name of other free news servers where I
> can post, and that contain high numbers of NG?

NNTP access that is reliable is rarely (if ever) free. I use
MT-Newswatcher with two specific services (one with my ISP and on I pay
for. Try MT-Newswatcher, I think you are dealing with a software
limitation.

[David Cantrell]

On Sat, 19 Jul 2003 11:43:08 +0200, [email]MatteoXYZ1963@excite.it[/email] (MatFox)
said:

>I can access Tiscali's news server (27K NGs), news.CIS.DFN.DE (less than
>23K NGs, need registration) and news.wooow.it (40K NGs, free but
>read-only).
>
>I use MacSoup as preferred NG reader, and it is a single-server app...

Install leafnode, use it to slurp news from as many servers as you
like, point Macsoup at leafnode.

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[David Cantrell]

On Sat, 19 Jul 2003 21:04:21 +0100, [email]pd.news@dsl.pipex.inva[/email]lid (PeterD)
said:

>MatFox <MatteoXYZ1963@excite.it> wrote:

>> Andy Hewitt <hairy.biker@spamcop.net> wrote:

>>> Google.

>> I don't think it's a news server :-/

>Think again.
>
><[url]http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=comp.sys[/url].
>mac.misc&btnG=Google+Search&meta=>

That looks like a web page to me. Think again.

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[MatFox]

Terry McDanel <tmcdanel@NO.iname.SPAM.com> wrote:

>
> I have not heard of these two. Do you have a link that has server
> setup info, registration info, etc.?
>
> Tiscali's news server

No idea, but it's only for Tiscali DSL clients.

> news.wooow.it

No need to register or anything: just type news.wooow.it into the news
server's name area and fetch all the groups!

[MatFox]

David Cantrell <usenet@barnyard.co.uk> wrote:

> Install leafnode, use it to slurp news from as many servers as you
> like, point Macsoup at leafnode.

Sounds interesting, but where can I get it from? Doesn't exist on
versiontracker nor on macupdate.

[David Cantrell]

On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 17:27:44 +0200, [email]MatteoXYZ1963@excite.it[/email] (MatFox)
said:

>David Cantrell <usenet@barnyard.co.uk> wrote:
>
>

>> Install leafnode, use it to slurp news from as many servers as you
>> like, point Macsoup at leafnode.

>Sounds interesting, but where can I get it from? Doesn't exist on
>versiontracker nor on macupdate.

http//www.leafnode.org/ is the first result returned by google.

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[Neill Massello]

MatFox <MatteoXYZ1963@excite.it> wrote:

> Hello all.
>
> I am on Tiscali's DSL.
>
> I can access Tiscali's news server (27K NGs), news.CIS.DFN.DE (less than
> 23K NGs, need registration) and news.wooow.it (40K NGs, free but
> read-only).
>
> I use MacSoup as preferred NG reader, and it is a single-server app.; I
> would like to find a larger news server that contains the majority - if
> not all - the NGs that I can only get via the 3 different servers, using
> different apps.

You can use MacSOUP with multiple news servers, but you have to create a
separate settings file (and folder) for each server, and you can only
have one file (and therefore server) open at a time. The main
disadvantage to this is that you can't tag headers or read articles from
one server while downloading headers or articles from a different
server. It also makes it awkward to reply to an article via a server
other than the one it was read from -- although I'd be surprised if the
typical news server would permit posting an article to a group that it
didn't carry.

[MatFox]

Neill Massello <nmassello@earthlink.net> wrote:

> You can use MacSOUP with multiple news servers, but you have to create a
> separate settings file (and folder) for each server, and you can only
> have one file (and therefore server) open at a time.

Excellent advice, works perfectly!

Txs a lot, from Italy!


ciao,
matteo

[MatFox]

David Cantrell <usenet@barnyard.co.uk> wrote:

> http//www.leafnode.org/ is the first result returned by google.

Txs; but it's a terminal command line kind of operation, and I am not
good at all with it.
I am sticking to Neill Massello's suggestion (multiple Mac Soup
settings).

Txs anyway!

[Jerry Kindall]

In article <1fygeao.ld9zlf7e1qdcN%MatteoXYZ1963@excite.it>, MatFox
<MatteoXYZ1963@excite.it> wrote:

> Terry McDanel <tmcdanel@NO.iname.SPAM.com> wrote:
>

> > Following these instructions Thoth replies:
> >
> > When Thoth tried to connect to your news server, that server sent the
> > error message:
> > 502 Permission Denied - Permission Denied - contact [email]news@edisontel.com[/email]
> > (Twister v2.0.5.315)
> >
> > This kind of error almost always means there's a problem with the
> > server, and almost never indicates a bug in Thoth. If the problem
> > continues, you should contact the server administrator to report the
> > problem and request help.

>
> Dunno... never happened to me!
> No idea, sorry!

This is because you do in fact have to register before you can use that
news server.

The signup form is in Italian. Have fun! ;)

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[zoara]

MatFox <MatteoXYZ1963@excite.it> wrote:

> So can any of you supply me the name of other free news servers where I
> can post, and that contain high numbers of NG?

Unless you're after binary groups, news.CIS.DFN.DE deals with requests
very quickly. The registration isn't so bad, and you can use a
privacy.net address if you want.

-z-

(whooo, major geographical crosspost!)


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[Terry McDanel]

In article <210720030949258850%jerrykindall@nospam.invalid> , Jerry
Kindall <jerrykindall@nospam.invalid> wrote:

> In article <1fygeao.ld9zlf7e1qdcN%MatteoXYZ1963@excite.it>, MatFox
> <MatteoXYZ1963@excite.it> wrote:
>

> > Terry McDanel <tmcdanel@NO.iname.SPAM.com> wrote:
> >

> > > Following these instructions Thoth replies:
> > >
> > > When Thoth tried to connect to your news server, that server sent the
> > > error message:
> > > 502 Permission Denied - Permission Denied - contact [email]news@edisontel.com[/email]
> > > (Twister v2.0.5.315)
> > >
> > > This kind of error almost always means there's a problem with the
> > > server, and almost never indicates a bug in Thoth. If the problem
> > > continues, you should contact the server administrator to report the
> > > problem and request help.

> >
> > Dunno... never happened to me!
> > No idea, sorry!

>
> This is because you do in fact have to register before you can use that
> news server.
>
> The signup form is in Italian. Have fun! ;)

Lei ha una maglia di tela per la pagina di iscrizione?

[Charles Kooy]

<tony@aplawrence.com> wrote:

> In comp.sys.mac.apps David Cantrell <usenet@barnyard.co.uk> wrote:

> >On Sat, 19 Jul 2003 21:04:21 +0100, [email]pd.news@dsl.pipex.inva[/email]lid (PeterD)
> >said:

> >>MatFox <MatteoXYZ1963@excite.it> wrote:
> >>> Andy Hewitt <hairy.biker@spamcop.net> wrote:
> >>>> Google.
> >>> I don't think it's a news server :-/
> >>Think again.
> >>
> >><[url]http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=comp.sys[/url].
> >>mac.misc&btnG=Google+Search&meta=>

>

> >That looks like a web page to me. Think again.

>
> But it's a web server where you can read and post news..

(pedant mode) But that doesn't make it a News Server (/pedant mode)

Besides, 'doing' Usenet via google in anything other than the most
casual fashion is an absolutely vile experience. That said, the google
wayback machine is loads of fun.

ck

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[David Cantrell]

On Sun, 20 Jul 2003 17:35:18 +0000 (UTC), [email]tony@aplawrence.com[/email] said:

>In comp.sys.mac.apps David Cantrell <usenet@barnyard.co.uk> wrote:

>>On Sat, 19 Jul 2003 21:04:21 +0100, [email]pd.news@dsl.pipex.inva[/email]lid (PeterD)
>>said:

>>><[url]http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=comp.sys[/url].
>>>mac.misc&btnG=Google+Search&meta=>

>>That looks like a web page to me. Think again.

>But it's a web server where you can read and post news.

Which is not the same as a news server.

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[Jerry Kindall]

In article <210720031542125131%tmcdanel@NO.iname.SPAM.com>, Terry
McDanel <tmcdanel@NO.iname.SPAM.com> wrote:

> Lei ha una maglia di tela per la pagina di iscrizione?

"It has one burlap mesh for the registration page?"

According to BabelFish, anyway. ;)

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[MatFox]

Jerry Kindall <jerrykindall@nospam.invalid> wrote:

>
> This is because you do in fact have to register before you can use that
> news server.

I have never registered, nor I have been requested to insert user ID and
password!

Maybe the server recognizes a non-italian user's IP?